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Speaking at a bill-signing ceremony in Washington, Obama said: "All
of us recognise that these kinds of terrible, tragic events are
happening with too much regularity." He said elected officials and
community leaders must come together to discuss what should be done.

The
president said federal authorities had not yet determined what
motivated the gunman but that if it turned out to be the "ethnicity of
those who were attending the temple, I think the American people
immediately recoil against those kinds of attitudes".

The Sikh
Coalition, a group set up after 9/11 as a response to hate crimes and
bias against Sikhs, said it had partnered with other Milwaukee
organizations to set up an assistance fund.
Contributions made to it would be used to to extend financial
assistance towards victims of the shooting, including the injured police
office. Satjeet Kaur, a coalition representative, told the Guardian:
"The fund has collected over $30,000 already. People from across
different communities have reached out in support, saying they want to
help."

The coalition's executive director, Sapreet Kaur, also
issued a statement on the shootings. "While we continue to be cautious
about rushing to judgment, it is important to note that this is only one
of a growing number of incidents of violence that Sikhs have
experienced in recent years. Freedom of religion is a fundamental tenet
of democracy and it's incredibly sad that victims were shot down while
exercising that right in the peace of their gurdwara [place of
worship]."